The Russellville Democrat., 1887-07-27
THIRTEENTH YEAR.---NO. 2S.
OF GENERAL INTEREST.


 the business house that does. Every real estate man knows this to be true. -Chicago Inter Ocean
 The following table shows the num- Der of murders per 10000, GOO inhabit- ants in each of the principal countries: United Kingdom. . ss7 Austria .............s1o Belgium ............. 2i0 Russia ..............323 France ... .-........ 265 Italy -..............h9 Scandinavia e66 Spain. ......... ..53 Germany .....,....... .219 United States...,.. .s2O
 A Lynn caterer gives minee pie to every purchaser of fifteen cents worth of goods. Persons who have sampled his pies say that it is mys- tery how he can afford to throw them in. The mystery.is in the pie.-Boston Transcript
 That was a happy point made at civic feast by a naturalized German. In responding to toast he said: .I am the best Englishman, perhaps, of any of you, because you were all born Eng fish and could not help it, whereas l became an Englishman from choice" N. '. Telegram.
 A medical journal, some months ago, inyeighed against what it called the "pernicious habit of kissing" The warning seems to have caused falling off in the habit among married folks. but the pernicious custom is just as popular as ever among young peo- pie who are in the counting business.- ~. '. Graphic.
 "A German periodical, devoted to the interests of paper-makers, records an improvement in telephones as fol- lows: With funnel of thick manila paper about sixteen inches long and six to eight inches wide at the mouth, the smaller end being put into the opening of the receiver, one may talk in whis- pers through the telephone.
 Doctor (who has been sent for at two a. m. Madame, pray send at tonce for the clergyman, and, if you want to make your will, for the lawyer. Mad anne (hol.rified) Good graciousi Is it so dangerous, doctor? Doctor Not q bit of it. but I don't want to be the only one who has been disturbed in his sleep for nothing. I. Herald
 During the year ended November 30, 1886, the flour production in the United States touched figures once more exceeding all past work, and forming a record really only half com prehended by the general public. It nearly reached six million barrels, and showed an increase over last year of eight per cent. - Chicaqo Tribune. And now it is discovered that coca inc when applied in cases of silent melancholia, will induce people to speak. This may be beneficial from a scientific point of view, but how much more valuable would the drug become if it had the effect to make some people hold their tongues. The danger in these days is in saying too much. h.--Bostoa l Herald.
 An inebriated Newburger at an early hour in the morning was found |. by policeman firing his revolver into che door of his residence, and when the officer demanded the meaning of this performance, exclaimed: -ssCan't find the key hole of thish dalned door, and I'm shootin in new one. Got to get finish key in somehow. N-Middtebuay Mercurg.
 Ut was remark of Linn@us that three flies would consume dead horse sooner than a lion could. He doubt less included the families of the three flies A single fly the naturalist tells us, will sometimes produce 10000 larye. each of which in few days, may be the parent of another 10000. and thus the descendants of three flies would soon dcyou an animal much larger than horse.
 Paper bottles were patented in America in 1883. Their sales were not extensive at first. but now that Euro pean patents have been secured, cover ing nearly all fields of probable compe- tition, the controllers of the patents, we are informed, intend to manufacture the bottles in large quantities, In the item of freight alone they will effect a swing of one-third less weight than the glass or stone ware, and are, on the whole, less liable to breakage -Jourmal ! of Commerce.
 Major C. H. Brackett, a Vicksburg man, who owns string of race horses. thinks that he has . mascot somewhere around his stables. He wanted to send his horses toNew Orleans on the steam CT J. M. White, but he couldn't get them ready, and when the steamer burned his horses were not there, Then he made arrangements to ship them by B certain train on the Louisville. New Orleans & Texas railroad, but he missed the train which a few hours afterward was wrecked. At last he got the racers away, and day or two after ward the stables at Yicksburg were completely burned with their contents. IN Q. Pieaya1ie
 Arthur F. Saunders and Alfred w. Granger, of Westfield, Mass, were re- gently arrested for violating the Lord day by fishing for pickerel through the ice at Southwick ponds on Sunday. At the trial they produced several wit nesses to prove that' their catch ing of fish wss work of charity, and was not done un- til efforts had been made to buy one to satisfy the craving of sick woman. Gnn uf Gonsh,xt,lrta .1.n4nt,g fagt;EaI